what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to put one's hand on; to touch
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
along; parallel to; in accordance with
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear